Man charged in theft of alcohol from Elyria gas station

ELYRIA — Police charged a man with theft after he allegedly stole a $1 can of Mike’s Hard Lemonade April 30 from the Marathon gas station, 803 N. West River Road.
According to a police report, an officer was flagged down by a woman at Marathon about 5:10 p.m. The officer spoke with a cashier, who said a male suspect couldn’t provide a photo ID to purchase tobacco. The witness said the man, later identified as 18-year-old Jermaine Witherspoon-McCullum Jr., began yelling obscenities inside the store.
According to the report, McCullum grabbed a can of Mike’s Hard Black Cherry Lemonade from a cooler and left the store without paying.
The officer found the suspect walking on Furnace Street. When asked if he had the can of alcohol, McCullum removed the unopened can from his coat and told the officer he was joking, the report stated.